India News | Man Held in Odisha for Raping Girl
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on the pretext of giving chocolates to her in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said.
Kendrapara (Odisha), Jul 26 (PTI) A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on the pretext of giving chocolates to her in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said.
Acting on a complaint lodged by the girl's family members, the 45-year-old man was apprehended from a village under the Rajkanika Police Station limits, a senior officer said.
The family members of the minor alleged that the accused had taken the girl to a paddy field on July 25 and raped her there, he said.
The person has allegedly threatened the girl not to disclose the incident to her family members.
"Medical examinations of the man and the girl have been conducted. The preliminary report suggested that the minor was sexually assaulted," the officer said.
A case has been started under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012.
The accused was produced before a local court and sent to judicial custody, the officer added.
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